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Prof. PaedDr. Elena Bendíková, PhD. Back to Board of Directors Prof. PaedDr. Elena Bendíková, PhD. Prof. PaedDr. Elena Bendíková, PhD. currently serves at the Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Education, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Slovakia. She is the guarantor of several accredited study programmes at the Faculty of Education and is recognizedRead more

Coen van Bendegom Back to Board of Directors Coen van Bendegom, MSc Coen van Bendegom is an early-career academic specializing in nature-based tourism and outdoor recreation. He is currently pursuing a PhD at Mid Sweden University through the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions program, funded by the European Union. As part of a network of tenRead more

Dr Hazel Maxwell Back to Board of Directors Dr Hazel Maxwell  Hazel is an experienced, highly accomplished leisure educator and a leisure management professional/practitioner with over 30 years’ experience in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia. She is currently an academic at Western Sydney University in the School of Health Sciences in Sydney,Read more

Teresa L. Penbrooke, PhD, MAOM, CPRE, CMS, RYT-200 Back to Board of Directors Dr. Teresa Penbrooke’s career has included over 30 years of private and non-profit business management, teaching, and research, along with early years as a parks and recreation agency administrator/coordinator for several public agencies in the USA. She is the Executive Director forRead more

Prof. Marie Young Back to Board of Directors Prof. Marie Young is a staff member of the Department of Sport Recreation and Exercise Science,University of the Western Cape, for the past 9 years. She majored at undergraduate level with recreation and industrial psychology resulting in a career at the City of Johannesburg, the local authorityRead more

Prof. Dr. Ricardo Uvinha Back to Board of Directors Ricardo Ricci Uvinha is Full Professor and Dean of the School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities at University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil. USP is the top university in Latin America and the Caribbean, currently ranked 85th in the world according to most international rankings. CoordinatorRead more

Zhongqiang MA (Victor) Back to Board of Directors As of July 2015, Member of Qingdao Writers Association As of June 2015, Secretary General of Qingdao Laixi Parents’ Association for  Elementary and Secondary Schools As of June 2014, International referee of Goalball . As of March 2014, Vice Chairman of Qingdao Laixi Young Entrepreneurs’ Association AsRead more

Maria Luiza de Souza Dias Back to Board of Directors Maria Luiza is a professional whose career has been dedicated to promoting physical activity as a key element for well-being, inclusion, and quality of life. With a deep commitment to values such as autonomy, diversity, learning, and community engagement, she has led numerous impactful projectsRead more

Dr. Giyasettin Demirhan Back to Board of Directors Gıyasettin Demirhan is working at Hacettepe University Faculty of Sport Sciences as a professor. He is Head of Physical Education and Sport Teacher Education Department. Also, he is a former president of Turkish Sport Sciences Association and former dean of Hacettepe University Faculty of Sport Sciences. He isRead more

John Dattilo Back to Board of Directors John Dattilo, Ph.D. is Professor of Recreation, Parks and Tourism Management at Penn State University, U.S.A. Through his research, he solicits perceptions of people encountering leisure barriers and examines effects of programs designed to empower people to experience leisure, be happy, and flourish. He values working with international teamsRead more